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Got Some Good News From Minelab

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fsa46

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Well I got some good news from Minelab. I don't like running coil covers on my coils because of falsing and having to removing them for cleaning, and usually spray them with bedliner spray. However,Minelab does not accept bedliner spray as an acceptable method of protecting your coil. Some bedliner sprays have metal in them causing obvious problems. Minelab sent me a email ( which I put in my records ) confirming the use of epoxy as an acceptable method to use on coils and does not void the warranty.

A thread on another site had a post on how the individual had done it. Headed down tomorrow to pick up some Loctite Marine Epoxy.
 
thats what i did on my coil i used white epoxy so i can c when it's time to reaply
 
Coil covers are cheap... have an 1/8th air gap to absorb impacts. I posted the same message a bit back when i lost mine in the creek.... they sent me a new one. Ive not found the Xcal to be at all sensitive to sand in the skid plate.... but on the Exporers.... its a pain and you notice the falsing. Ive got bed liner on my SEF coil.

Dew
 
fsa46 said:
Well I got some good news from Minelab. I don't like running coil covers on my coils because of falsing and having to removing them for cleaning, and usually spray them with bedliner spray. However,Minelab does not accept bedliner spray as an acceptable method of protecting your coil. Some bedliner sprays have metal in them causing obvious problems. Minelab sent me a email ( which I put in my records ) confirming the use of epoxy as an acceptable method to use on coils and does not void the warranty.

A thread on another site had a post on how the individual had done it. Headed down tomorrow to pick up some Loctite Marine Epoxy.
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I tried epoxy myself quite a ways back and the problem with it is it will chip off when you hit stones or clamshells. Since Ive gone to bedliner spray Ive not had that problem and contrary to what Ive read in a few places, its held up well for me. One can does several coils, several coats each. No more coil cover removal to clean.
If someone is happy with coil covers thats fine but I wont be using them again.
no metal is listed in the bedliner spray I use(duplicolor) and Ive sprayed and tested it. you didnt mention if bedliner spray is acceptable for warranty?

all my coils are out of warranty anyways.
 
ive recently coated the bottoms of 2 of my coils...1-with bedliner and the other i coated with pvc cement...both turned out ok ,maybe a little sloppier than i was hoping...i prefer the pvc coating a little more because it leaves a smoother surface ,less friction scimming coil across sand or soil.... some of my other coils i still use the coil covers as i have never experienced the falsing problems so many report ...
 
I JUST RAN A BEAD OF SILICONE AROUND THE EDGE OF MY COIL COVER. HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE. MERRY CHRISTMAS-MARK
 
Neil said:
fsa46 said:
Well I got some good news from Minelab. I don't like running coil covers on my coils because of falsing and having to removing them for cleaning, and usually spray them with bedliner spray. However,Minelab does not accept bedliner spray as an acceptable method of protecting your coil. Some bedliner sprays have metal in them causing obvious problems. Minelab sent me a email ( which I put in my records ) confirming the use of epoxy as an acceptable method to use on coils and does not void the warranty.

A thread on another site had a post on how the individual had done it. Headed down tomorrow to pick up some Loctite Marine Epoxy.
Click to expand...

I tried epoxy myself quite a ways back and the problem with it is it will chip off when you hit stones or clamshells. Since Ive gone to bedliner spray Ive not had that problem and contrary to what Ive read in a few places, its held up well for me. One can does several coils, several coats each. No more coil cover removal to clean.
If someone is happy with coil covers that's fine but I wont be using them again.
no metal is listed in the bedliner spray I use(duplicolor) and Ive sprayed and tested it. you didnt mention if bedliner spray is acceptable for warranty?

all my coils are out of warranty anyways.
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I also have ALL my coils sprayed with bedliner spray and never had a problem. If Minelad had given me the thumbs-up it would be a no brainer for me,I would have used the bedliner spray instead of the epoxy. One thing I do like about the epoxy though, is that you can easily see when it's wore down to the coil to do the touch-up.

We all use what we like, and for those that like the covers and don't mind the cleaning, I say "Amen". All these forums are to share ideas and it's up to determine if we want to try any of the suggestions posted.
 
won't rot, can be removed. Place a generous bead along the inside ridges of the coil cover. Seat coil in cover, with a rubber glove spread the silicone that is forced up to smooth the seal. If necessary you can add more around the edge where the seam is. I've been doing this for 10 years and it works so well.
HH
 
I like Ytcoinshooter's idea. As a carpenter, I know how strong silicone can bond (like the glove idea because if you get it on ya, it's on ya till it wears off), but if you need to you can (with a bit of work) remove it with no harm to the coil.
 
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